What isn’t clear is whether parking at the rest areas would also be closed.
The Norwalk Hour quotes DOT spokesman Judd Everhart: “It hasn’t been determined if there would be gates at the entrances, or whether parking would still be allowed or whether the port-o-lets would remain. I don’t think that will be known for certain until the General Assembly passes a budget and the governor has signed it.”
The rest areas are located in Danbury, Southington, West Willington, East Willington, Wallingford, Middletown and North Stonington.